Ball State vs. Purdue
Ball State and Purdue have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1985; Purdue leads the series 9–0 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Purdue 9–0, and Purdue has won the last 9. Share
- Ball State wins
- 0
- Purdue wins
- 9
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1985
- Longest streak
- 9 Purdue
- Current streak
- 9 Purdue
- Last 10 meetings
- Purdue 9–0
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 22.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Purdue
- 9–0 Purdue’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Purdue’s biggest win2004: Purdue 59, Ball State 7by 52 points
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Curtis Painter Purdue | 30 of 39, 416 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT | 2006 Passing | |
| Kyle Orton Purdue | 23 of 26, 329 yards, 5 TD | 2004 Passing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Aug 30, 2025 | Purdue 31, Ball State 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 18, 2010 | Purdue 24, Ball State 13 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 16, 2006 | Purdue 38, Ball State 28 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 11, 2004 | 25Purdue 59, Ball State 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 20, 1997 | Purdue 28, Ball State 14 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 30, 1995 | Purdue 35, Ball State 13 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 17, 1994 | Purdue 49, Ball State 21 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 13, 1986 | Purdue 20, Ball State 3 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 21, 1985 | Purdue 37, Ball State 18 | at Purdue |
Every game is listed as played on the field.